Author: johnmeadowsphotography

An amateur photographer in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Another Fish Creek Image

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Work has made it a challenge to blog for a few days, but hoping to change that! In the meantime, another image from Fish Creek Provincial Park in Calgary. Considering how sunny and comparatively warm it was there this past week, it’s hard to believe it was this cold and wintery just a few weeks ago.

Nikon F4S, 20mm/2.8 Nikkor lens
Adox CHS 100 film

MPP (My Photography Podcast) 52: Imperfections

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https://www.podbean.com/media/player/rvwq2-690507?from=yiiadmin

Imperfection is the common theme this week; I talk about how I love the artistic effect of the optical imperfections of the Helios 44/2 lens, and the copy of got for my Nikon, tricked out to work on a Nikon body, by this clever technician (fascinating video by the way).

The other aspect of Imperfection is a reflection on my piano lessons and music, and dealing with the ups and downs of the creative process.

Here are a couple of examples of the swirly effect that is possible with the Helios 44 series of lenses.

 

Cinestill 800T

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Thanks to my friends at Downtown Camera in Toronto, I was able to get a test roll of Cinestill 800T film in medium format to try out. This is motion picture stock. This film has the remjet backing removed, making it safe to process in standard C-41 kits. It’ a high speed (ISO 800) film, but I shot it at EI 640. Despite the fact that it is Tungsten balanced (for incandescent lighting) I found my outdoor sunny day images on the test roll were very easy to colour correct in post.

Hasselblad 500C/M, 50mm/4 Distagon lens
Cinestill 800T film

In the Eaton Centre

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If you are a resident of Toronto, these images inside the Eaton Centre border on cliche, but it was still fun shooting with the 20mm Nikkor lens.

Nikon F4, 20mm/2.8 Nikkor lens
Tmax 400 film